Anomala wutaiensis

Anomala wutaiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Anomala
Species:	A. wutaiensis
Binomial name
	Anomala wutaiensis; Zhao & Zorn, 2022

Anomala wutaiensis is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Ming-Zhi Zhao and Carsten Zorn in 2022.[1] Six new insular species of the genus Anomala Samouelle, 1819 are described: A. hualienensis Zhao, new species, A. linwenhsini Zhao Zorn, new species, A. wutaiensis Zhao Zorn, new species, A. kanshireiensis Zorn Zhao, new species and A. inclinata Zhao Zorn, new species from Taiwan Island as well as A. longilobata Zhao Zorn, new species from Hainan Island.

Etymology

The species is named after Wutai County, where the type was collected.[1]

Distribution

This species can be found in Taiwan.[1]

References

Zhao, Ming-Zhi; Zorn, Carsten (2022). "Contribution to the genus Anomala Samouelle, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) of China and adjacent regions. Part II: six new species from Taiwan and Hainan". Zootaxa. 5168 (2): 175–195. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5168.2.5. S2CID 250962875.

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[:0-1] Zhao, Ming-Zhi; Zorn, Carsten (2022). "Contribution to the genus Anomala Samouelle, 1819 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) of China and adjacent regions. Part II: six new species from Taiwan and Hainan". Zootaxa. 5168 (2): 175–195. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5168.2.5. S2CID 250962875.